Understanding The Symbolic Nature Of "Promise"
Rings
Author: Sintilia Miecevole

Promise Rings are common, but not so many understand what they
are. They are particularly popular with the youth and it is
important that any persons considering exchanging Promise Rings
have some understanding of what they symbolize.

So what are Promise Rings, and what do they mean?

Promise Rings are a symbol of a promise made between 2 people.
It is usually not appropriate to exchange rings to seal any
promise, or that Promise Rings may well not be the correct
rings to use to seal that promise.

There are other types of rings which symbolize a promise made
between 2 people. An Engagement Ring symbolizes a promise made
between 2 people? An engagement has no legal force like a
marriage does. It is just an agreement between the parties that
they will, at some time in the future, get married.

And so an Engagement Ring is, in effect, a Promise Ring, except
that it symbolizes a very specific type of promise. It is also
possible to exchange pre engagement rings. These are also a
type of Promise Ring, promising that the 2 people will become
engaged at some time in the future. These rings are often
exchanged where, due to the age of one or both of the parties,
an engagement may be premature at this stage.

A Promise Ring can symbolize any promise, there are no formal
rules. However it is important to understand that for Promise
Rings to have real meaning they must be used only to seal a
promise of a particularly serious nature between 2 people.

It is important that they both understand the nature of the
promise made between them. There is no point in exchanging
rings where there is no clear understanding of exactly what it
is that is being promised, so before any promise is made and
rings are exchanged both people should spend some time together
discussing exactly what commitment is to be made between them.

Make sure both are totally in agreement with the terms of the
promise made, that both understand what is to happen in the
future in pursuance of that promise, and when. It is usually
better that both write the agreement down and keep a copy. That
way there can be no disagreement in the future.

It is possible to exchange rings for any reason at all, and
this is often done. However a Promise Ring holds a more serious
commitment than this. A friendship ring may often be a more
appropriate exchange for many young couples. This signifies a
closeness between the couple but doesn't necessarily seal a
specific agreement about the relationship for the future.

A common type of Promise Ring is one which signifies a promise
between 2 young people to abstain from sexual activity until
they are married. This is a serious commitment and properly the
subject of a Promise Ring, or Purity Ring, as long as both
understand what it is that is being promised. For example, what
constitutes "sexual activity?"

A Promise Ring is not just for a promise made between 2 people.
It can also be made by one person with "themselves" or "God"
depending on their beliefs. For example many promise purity to
God without extending that promise to any other person in
particular.

So, before you consider wearing a Promise Ring, make sure that
it signifies something that is of extreme seriousness to you,
or to both of you. Make sure you understand the nature of the
commitment, the exact details, and any time scales envisioned.


Only then can you confidently go ahead and display that promise
to the world.


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